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  • KLM Wheels & Brakes

    KLM Wheels & Brakes

    Per day some 7,200 aircraft wheels touch the runway at Schiphol. Many of these wheels is replaced and serviced at our airport. KLM Wheels & Brakes shop maintains a year about 11,000 wheels. Cor Geijsen leads you around. Per dag raken zo’n 7200 vliegtuigwielen de landingsbanen van Schiphol. Een groot aantal van deze wielen wordt…

  • SWISS Technical Division – Changing an Airbus A330 Wheel

    SWISS Technical Division – Changing an Airbus A330 Wheel

    The rubber tyres on the undercarriage are exposed to brief but very strong forces when manoeuvring on the runway and during take-off and landing. That is why the tyres of our long-haul aircraft are changed after about 250 flights (approximately every six months). This routine task is performed reliably by the specialists of the SWISS…